Statue of José Marti at his mausoleum, Santiago de Cuba. He is one of Cuba's greatest heroes.  In addition to fighting for Cuban independence from Spain, he wrote poems, essays, philosophy, and political theory.  His international efforts helped galvanize the support that eventually made Cuba free from Spanish rule.  In 1895 he died in battle against the Spanish.
Mausoleum of José Marti

One of his best known poems: 

  I Cultivate a White Rose

    I cultivate a white rose
    In July as in January
    For the sincere friend
    Who gives me his hand frankly.

    And for the cruel person who tears out
    the heart with which I live,
    I cultivate neither nettles nor thorns:
    I cultivate a white rose.
Statue of José Marti at his mausoleum, Santiago de Cuba. He is one of Cuba's greatest heroes. In addition to fighting for Cuban independence from Spain, he wrote poems, essays, philosophy, and political theory. His international efforts helped galvanize the support that eventually made Cuba free from Spanish rule. In 1895 he died in battle against the Spanish.
Statue of José Marti at his mausoleum, Santiago de Cuba. He is one of Cuba's greatest heroes.  In addition to fighting for Cuban independence from Spain, he wrote poems, essays, philosophy, and political theory.  His international efforts helped galvanize the support that eventually made Cuba free from Spanish rule.  In 1895 he died in battle against the Spanish.
Statue of José Marti at his mausoleum, Santiago de Cuba. He is one of Cuba's greatest heroes. In addition to fighting for Cuban independence from Spain, he wrote poems, essays, philosophy, and political theory. His international efforts helped galvanize the support that eventually made Cuba free from Spanish rule. In 1895 he died in battle against the Spanish.
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